Australia needs a new spatial industry strategy. Here's why.
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Employment, Energy, Retail, Transport
Australia is facing global economic challenges. Jeremy Gill rethinks spatial strategy to stay competitive.
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Local governments are productivity pacesetters despite being starved of resources; reform program needed
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Employment
When it comes to delivering efficient government services, local governments are setting the pace. Local governments play an indispensable role in the productivity of Australia's economy, but they are typically seen as bit players in the big policy moves orchestrated by the Commonwealth and state governments. A reform program is needed...
Rental affordability crisis requires urgent intervention
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Housing
Australians are being hit with unsustainable rent increases according to the latest release of the Rental Affordability Index, with every capital city nationwide experiencing a decline in rental affordability in 2022. Low-income renters such as single parents, pensioners, students, and job seekers are most vulnerable...
Assessing net community benefit in the Victorian planning system
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Statutory planning practice in Victoria has struggled with the concept of net community benefit since the advent of this term in the Victoria Planning Provisions in 1996. This paper explores the reasons for the continuing controversy surrounding how the idea of net community benefit might be applied in the planning system and proposes some ways forward.
National urban policy: an inter-governmental deal on better cities
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With a change of national government, particularly one of a progressive inclination, we see an outpouring of expectation in the urban policy community for positive Commonwealth action on cities. So, how should a progressive Commonwealth Government proceed on national urban policy? I propose four elements and three principles to guide the overarching design...
Failing to tackle the affordable housing crisis could cost Australia $25 billion annually by 2051
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Health, Housing
The continued underinvestment in public, social and affordable housing could cost Australia $25 billion annually by 2051 (in 2021 dollars) — with the estimated benefits of providing adequate housing reaching $110 billion, shows the new study Give Me Shelter. Businesses are urged to join the national discussion.